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While most wrestlers of the 80s or any other decade are beloved by select few fans, Andre the Giant was…different. The French-born giant was an actor, a notoriously heavy drinker, and a superstar wrestler. And even after his death, he would be familiar to a new generation of people as the subject of street artist […]

I was pretty mad at HBO when they said they wouldn’t be giving us any ‘Game of Thrones’ in 2018, but I think I’m finally ready to let go of that grudge after seeing the trailer for the network’s upcoming film, ‘Paterno.’ Starring Al Pacino as Joe Paterno, the HBO film is expected to give us […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of six NFL teams eligible to be featured on Hard Knocks this year. However, they have officially informed the NFL that they want nothing to do with the acclaimed HBO documentary series. At first you might assume it’s because they don’t want the world to get a close-up look […]

It’s never easy watching someone’s reaction while they are being fired from their job. That was the scene we were treated to during the latest episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were forced to break the news to kicker Roberto Aguayo that he was being cut from the squad. Aguayo has struggled mightily […]

Officially, this season of HBO’s Hard Knocks will chronicle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp. Unofficially, it’s going to be all about quarterback Jameis Winston. The first episode of the long-running HBO Sports documentary series aired on Tuesday night, and the Bucs’ third-year signal caller immediately took center stage. Right off the bat Winston visited […]

If you enjoyed the movie, Any Given Sunday, chances are you’ve been itching to see Al Pacino playing the role of a football coach one more time. And now, it appears as though your wishes have been answered. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Al Pacino is set to star as infamous Penn State head football […]

Those familiar with the Rock’s early years know that he was an at-risk youth who managed to find a productive outlet for himself in sports. But many others aren’t so lucky, so Dwayne Johnson has taken to visiting the young felons at Miami-Dade County Correction Center to ensure they don’t go back to their old […]

Wide receiver Deon Long was probably already a long-shot to make the Los Angeles Rams, but he didn’t do himself any favors by breaking the team’s rules and bringing a female back to his training camp dorm room. That move by Long is what caused Rams head coach Jeff Fisher to cut him last week. […]

One of the main reasons for the acrimonious split between Bill Simmons and ESPN was that the world’s most powerful sports media empire wouldn’t let its top scribe criticize NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. It’s only fitting that Simmons would kick off his brand new show over at HBO by doing exactly what he couldn’t do […]

I guess this is what qualifies as a problem these days. Those who are equally in love with the HBO fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones’ as they are with NBA Finals will find themselves at a crossroads on Sunday night when the two shows compete for the same time slot. Well, not really, actually, since you […]

The league announced today that the newly-minted LA Rams will be the stars of the upcoming season of HBO’s Hard Knocks, a show that follows an NFL team through training camp and the preseason. The Rams, led by Jeff Fisher, are the first AFC West team to be featured on the show. And while the […]

Here’s an interesting question for you to think about: The Houston Texans are holding a field-goal competition at one of their practices. In one corner, you’ve got 325-pound All-Pro defensive tackle Vince Wilfork. In the other corner, you’ve got USWNT member and World Cup MVP Carli Lloyd. You have to pick a winner. Who are […]

When you’re a two-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Pro Bowler like Houston Texans defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, you can wear whatever the f*&k you want to wear to practice. That includes overalls and cowboy boots, which is exactly what the former Patriot was wearing to Texans practice during last night’s episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks. […]

Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing may be a badass motherf*cker, but he’s still human. And when a human gets worked beyond his limits, as is often the case at NFL training camps, he pukes. Watch Cushing prove to everyone that he’s only human by puking for nearly a minute during last night’s episode of HBO’s Hard […]

Will Ferrell spent this spring going around, invading spring training fields for an upcoming HBO special called Ferrell Takes the Field. The film airs on HBO September 12, so HBO is getting its PR machine going, and in this clip, Will Ferrell discusses how he differs from other pitchers. Whereas most pitchers have three or […]